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1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

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Date
  
March 4 – March 10

Surface
  
Hardcourt / Indoor

Venue
  
Ahoy Rotterdam

Edition
  
24th

Location
  
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Category
  
ATP International Series

The 1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from March 4 through March 10, 1996.

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The singles draw featured World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion and recent San Jose and Memphis titlist Pete Sampras, Zagreb, Dubai and Milan winner Goran Ivanišević and Australian Open quarterfinalist and Adelaide champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Also competing were Milan runner-up Marc Rosset, 1995 Stockholm finalist Arnaud Boetsch, Richard Krajicek, Jan Siemerink and Bohdan Ulihrach.

Men's Singles

Goran Ivanišević defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Ivanisevic's 5th title of the year and the 23rd of his career.
  • Men's Doubles

    David Adams / Marius Barnard defeated Hendrik Jan Davids / Cyril Suk 6–3, 5–7, 7–6

  • It was Adams' only title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Barnard's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
  • References

    1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Wikipedia